People · United States
Ian Cheng
2×2 · top 3.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2021 · 2021CHEN51
Ian Cheng has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.75, set at Empire State Summer B 2021, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,289th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2021, he has put 106 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.48 in August 2021 to 14.60, a 21% improvement. Ian has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.75 | 4.31 | top 3.3% | 1,289 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 14.60 | 17.91 | top 23.1% | 12,493 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 7.02 | 14.43 | top 33.8% | 5,686 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.62 | 32.26 | top 43.4% | 5,861 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 16.23 | — | top 52.7% | 4,324 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.31 | — | top 54.5% | 9,302 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:39.70 | — | top 70.3% | 6,179 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.61 | 18.27 | top 76.0% | 22,516 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 1:04.28 | — | top 86.2% | 5,796 / 6,743 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 Jul 2022Six personal bests in one day at New York Championship 2022.
- 16 Jan 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.64 at Empire State Winter B 2022.
- 1 Aug 2021First competition: Empire State Summer B 2021. A 18.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New York Championship 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Empire State Spring 2022 · 30 Apr 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Empire State Winter B 2022 · 16 Jan 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Babylon Fall 2021 · 14 Nov 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Empire State Summer B 2021 · 1 Aug 2021
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Carter Williams — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Evan Yao — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Evan Liu — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.